Castles in the Sand - Spidery(J) vs MrKane(A) no MrKane please

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Spidery
Me> I wonder if May will be as quiet as April?
Him> it is possible, I do not have tools to challenge you in air. And without
Air supremacy I cannot move forward

This situation is what got Greyjoy's goat in their game together. [:D] Japan's dominance in the air.

Overall, it really isn't true as you correctly point out, as you can advance without air supremacy -- especially as the Allies with all their wonderful AA guns and Japan's lack of heavy bombers. Just pick your targets carefully...plus at sea the balance is tipping solidly to the Allies.

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Spidery
Me> I wonder if May will be as quiet as April?
Him> it is possible, I do not have tools to challenge you in air. And without
Air supremacy I cannot move forward

This situation is what got Greyjoy's goat in their game together. [:D] Japan's dominance in the air.

Overall, it really isn't true as you correctly point out, as you can advance without air supremacy -- especially as the Allies with all their wonderful AA guns and Japan's lack of heavy bombers. Just pick your targets carefully...plus at sea the balance is tipping solidly to the Allies.

Mr. Kane has also demonstrated he has a masterful control of the Japanese side in his game against Jocke. I imagine he knows fully well where he does and does not have potential to advance.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter
Mr. Kane has also demonstrated he has a masterful control of the Japanese side in his game against Jocke. I imagine he knows fully well where he does and does not have potential to advance.

I wans't going to be as blunt, but Psyops.[:)]

[FeurerKrieg]

When you post your oil/fuel/supply change numbers are those empire wide or just the Home Islands?

[Spidery]

May 3rd-4th 1943

Air Losses: 1 Japanese, 0 Allied, 1 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:

Subs

Quiet

Everywhere

Quiet

Engineering

Myitkyina airfield to 3. Boela airfield to 4. Ketoi-Jima airfield to 1. Davao forts to 4. Aitape forts to 1 (creating a base on the North New Guinea coast). Sibolga forts to 3.

R&D

Ki-84a to 6/43

Reinforcements

SC CHa-16, SC CHa-19, SS I-180, DD Shimakaze,

[Spidery]

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg

When you post your oil/fuel/supply change numbers are those empire wide or just the Home Islands?

They are the difference of the values from the Tracker picture. This is empire wide but I'm not sure exactly what it counts in terms of supply in units, fuel in ships, and cargo in transit. However, it is consistent for tracing purposes.

Fuel/Oil flow to the Home Islands is good with no surplus other than as waits for tankers. I have an excess of tanker capacity at the moment and the less efficient tankers are idle or used to send fuel to Rabaul, Truk etc. I am tending to spend a few turns loading and send typical tanker task force of about 10 tankers and 8 escorts at a time.

See below for Japan not including Hokkaido:

[FeurerKrieg]

Okay, thanks. I tend to look at the Home Islands only for supply/fuel/resource/oil stockpiles. I think of that stockpile as being the only part I can truly count on, although the empire wide numbers do matter too.

It looks like you are in nice shape in the Home Islands so far. Fuel is climbing nicely for sure!

[Spidery]

May 5th 1943

Air Losses: 1 Japanese, 1 Allied, 0 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:

Subs

I-21 sinks xAK Dagfred near Karachi (6VP ?)

No confirmed sightings of Allied subs anywhere.

Everywhere

The last oil well at Urumchi is fixed (could have done this earlier if I had understood how to get supply there).

Movement arrows at Ledo, some heading into the Jungle some heading out along the rail line.

Recce shows Chinese colours at Dimapur, so he has something available to use all those Chinese replacements.

Engineering

Quiet

R&D

QUiet

Reinforcements

Quiet

[Spidery]

ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg

Okay, thanks. I tend to look at the Home Islands only for supply/fuel/resource/oil stockpiles. I think of that stockpile as being the only part I can truly count on, although the empire wide numbers do matter too.

It looks like you are in nice shape in the Home Islands so far. Fuel is climbing nicely for sure!

I hope the nearly 500,000 supply that has accumulated at Port Arthur will be useful when the Soviets attack [:D].

[Spidery]

Strange message flashed up during the replay.

It was during the upgrade aircraft stage and was something about a CVE being overloaded. I suspect it was meant for the Allied player and was caused by him upgrading planes on a CVE from something carrier capable to something not carrier capable. I suppose it is a minor buglet that I saw this.

[Lowpe]

Ok, how did you get supply to flow to Urumchi?

How can you get resources, fuel to flow out?

How much are you paying attention to the Soviet border?

[Spidery]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Ok, how did you get supply to flow to Urumchi?

How can you get resources, fuel to flow out?

How much are you paying attention to the Soviet border?

Oil flows out fine. Resources who cares, there are enough anyway. Fuel I can't get to flow more than a little.

To get supply there I increased supply demand at Lanchow by 2000, set Urumchi to stockpile, set Urumchi to a demand of 5000 or so. Then I monitored the turns and on the turn before supply does a long flow I removed the supply demand at Lanchow. I could tell these turns easily by looking at the resource flows from Urumchi in tracker and seeing the pattern. Most times enough supply would flow to Urumchi to repair one oil well.

All the divisions that are making up the Manchuko garrison have formed a defensive line in the woods behind rivers and have split into thirds. They are digging in. I hope that by 1945 they will have forts 5 or 6. I've started supplementing them with some artillery digging in as well. Also am developing key bases.

[Spidery]

May 6th 1943

Air Losses: 6 Japanese, 0 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:

Subs

Quiet

Everywhere

I try sweeps over Kalemyo. No defense rises to meet my planes and I take 5 ops losses for no gain.

I bomb the Chinese force to see what it is, something called "X" Force.

BB Mutsu finishes repairs after the sub-launched torpedo she took in March. However, will stay in the Home Isles as gets a radar fitted next month.

Engineering

Quiet

R&D

Quiet

Reinforcements

Two 8150 capacity tankers, SC CHa-14.

[MrBlizzard]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Ok, how did you get supply to flow to Urumchi?

How can you get resources, fuel to flow out?

When I increased a little the rafineries in Lanchow, they drained successfully oil from Urumchi!
The fuel produced then went to the coast!

[Spidery]

May 7th 1943

Air Losses: 4 Japanese, 1 Allied, 4 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:

Subs

Quiet

Everywhere

Quiet

Engineering

Quiet

R&D

N1K2-J to 7/44

Reinforcements

Quiet

[Spidery]

something called "X" Force

Seems this is only an HQ that arrives at Delhi. So it still looks like no Chinese infantry units have escaped from China.

[Spidery]

I have put recce over all the Allied bases in the Solomons. It looks like there are no bombers at any of them. Just fighters at the forward three and some auxiliaries and fighters at Munda.

I may try and see if I can bombard Buin and get some Corsairs and Lightnings on the ground. Worried by the risk of Allied mines. However, with no bombers around any damaged ships will have a good chance of making it back to Rabaul.

If I do this I think the plan would be (in task force number order):
1. Send a minesweeping force of 2 DMS to Torokina to try and sweep any mines there, only 6 guns reported so little risk from CD guns.
2. Send 2 CA SCTF to Buin to try and clear PT boats and surface forces
3. Send 3 BB bombardment task forces to hit Buin

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Spidery

something called "X" Force

Seems this is only an HQ that arrives at Delhi. So it still looks like no Chinese infantry units have escaped from China.

I seem to recall that being the American trained and equipped force...

[FeurerKrieg]

ORIGINAL: Spidery

I have put recce over all the Allied bases in the Solomons. It looks like there are no bombers at any of them. Just fighters at the forward three and some auxiliaries and fighters at Munda.

I may try and see if I can bombard Buin and get some Corsairs and Lightnings on the ground. Worried by the risk of Allied mines. However, with no bombers around any damaged ships will have a good chance of making it back to Rabaul.

If I do this I think the plan would be (in task force number order):
1. Send a minesweeping force of 2 DMS to Torokina to try and sweep any mines there, only 6 guns reported so little risk from CD guns.
2. Send 2 CA SCTF to Buin to try and clear PT boats and surface forces
3. Send 3 BB bombardment task forces to hit Buin

With no bombers around you might want to do a daylight run for max effect.

[Spidery]

May 8th 1943

Air Losses: 2 Japanese, 2 Allied, 2 Pilots
Japanese occupy:
Allies occupy:
Japanese land at:
Allies land at:

Subs

Quiet

Everywhere

Quiet

Engineering

Pagan forts reach 6, don't have the supplies in place to continue but I reckon it will be worth going for forts 7.

R&D

Quiet

Reinforcements

SC CHa-9. CV Kasagi about to start building, do most players build the last three carriers? Accelerate them?


May be a few sparks next day, hope my orders aren't messed up.